{"product_id":"how-the-garcia-girls-lost-their-accents","title":"How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents by Alvarez, Julia","description":"\u003cb\u003eNamed A Great American Novel by \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From the international bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eIn the Time of the Butterflies \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eAfterlife\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHow the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents \u003c\/i\u003e is \"poignant...powerful... Beautifully captures the threshold experience of the new immigrant, where the past is not yet a memory.\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDon't miss Alvarez's new novel, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Cemetery of Untold Stories, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eavailable now!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Acclaimed writer Julia Alvarez's beloved first novel gives voice to four sisters as they grow up in two cultures. The Garc?a sisters--Carla, Sandra, Yolanda, and Sof?a--and their family must flee their home in the Dominican Republic after their father's role in an attempt to overthrow brutal dictator Rafael Trujillo is discovered. They arrive in New York City in 1960 to a life far removed from their existence in the Caribbean. In the wondrous but not always welcoming U.S.A., their parents try to hold on to their old ways as the girls try find new lives: by straightening their hair and wearing American fashions, and by forgetting their Spanish. For them, it is at once liberating and excruciating to be caught between the old world and the new. Here they tell their stories about being at home--and not at home--in America. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Alvarez helped blaze the trail for Latina authors to break into the literary mainstream, with novels like\u003ci\u003e In the Time of the Butterflies\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHow the Garc?a Girls Lost Their Accents\u003c\/i\u003e winning praise from critics and gracing best-seller lists across the Americas.\"--Francisco Cant?, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A clear-eyed look at the insecurity and yearning for a sense of belonging that are a part of the immigrant experience . . . Movingly told.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Julia Alvarez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Algonquin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.11h x 5.43w x 0.94d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781565129757\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.2\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 13\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e21597 \/ How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Algonquin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43656142618777,"sku":"9781565129757","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/3367\/0297\/files\/img_a590e724-11c7-47a8-85f8-860259aa277d.jpg?v=1724655878","url":"https:\/\/bookmarksretail.store\/products\/how-the-garcia-girls-lost-their-accents","provider":"Bookmarks Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}